Date Time Presenter Title Description Room

Sunday 6 - 8 pm Registration

Monday 8:00 - 8:50 amBryan Cox The Power of the Pathway: The

Road Less Traveled

CTAE pathways are an under-valued component of the

education system. While focus is overwhelmingly given to

academic courses and the collegiate trajectory, CTAE

pathways are providing students will actionable skills that will

hold value well into the future and position them to be

successful as society undergoes a digital transformation. Let's

discuss a new way of looking at the road less traveled.

Ballroom AB

Andy Baggs Certiport’s Industry

Certifications for CTAE

Programs

Certiport is the Sole Source provider of Industry Certifications

for Microsoft, Adobe, Autodesk, QuickBooks, IC3, EC Council,

ESB (Entrepreneurship and Small Business) for high school

CTAE programs. Join us to find out how to equip your students

with Curriculum, Practice Tests, and any additional help they

need to pass their Certification Exams, and go out into the

market with Credentialed Proof of Proficiency. Have them

ready for High Demand - High Paying employment.

Ballroom D

Melissa Busbin CS Projects for IDT Student created computer science projects for introductory

level students. Projects include both unplugged and plugged

projects. Student samples will be displayed. Assignment

lesson plan included.

Ballroom E

Melissa Anderson It's Not About The Food, It's

About The People

How would you like to get a grade for eating? That's exactly

what my students have been doing for the past 3 years. Learn

how to integrate important career skills into a a semester-

long project that ends with a fancy dinner. Ideal for teachers

teaching Career Management and/or Intro to Business &

Technology. Leave with everything you need to start this

project today.

Ballroom F

Demetria Dixon Hyper Docs in the Middle School

Business & Computer Science

This workshop will examine the role that HyperDocs can play

in engaging students with business and computer science

concepts. Resources used with my students will be provided

to attendees, and examples of student products will be

shown. Tips for assessing student HyperDocs will also be

shared, and an opportunity to start creating HyperDocs will be

provided. [Middle School]

Verelst

Exhibits Open from 9am - 3pm

Rebekah Huggens Google Classroom: The Basics This class is perfect for teachers who have never used Google

Classroom! Participants will join a classroom to see the

application from the students' perspective and then have time

to create their own classes and practice from the teacher point

of view. The session will focus on creating and setting up

classes in Google Classroom as well as posting

announcements, assignments, and questions.

Percival Vernon

Monday 9:00 - 9:50 am Exhibits Open from 9am - 3 pmJennifer Metcalfe What's NEW in the Microsoft

Imagine Academy?

Join this session to learn about the NEW and Exciting

Microsoft Imagine Academy updates for the 2018-2019 school

year. Topics will include NEW Online Learning and MOAC

OneNote curriculum resources, NEW Computer Science

courses, and NEW certification exams! Be the first to see and

hear how these valuable resources can be used in your

classroom!

Ballroom AB

Are you new to the MOS and MTA Certification programs? Are

you looking for ways to bring more students to your program,

or help those students within your program achieve more? Are

you in need of a refresher on how to get the best results? Join

this session to learn how to increase scores, prepare students

for competitions, help them reach for Expert, and Master

certifications, and earn multiple program certifications.

-Overview, value, and purpose of Microsoft Office Specialist

(MOS) and Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)

certifications.

-Overview, value, and purpose of Microsoft Imagine Academy

membership.

Jenna Nations, Sonia Coile,

Christy Drew

T-Shirts, Slushies, and Sales! As teachers and FBLA advisers we are constantly looking for

ways to do two things...engage our students and raise money!

A school-based enterprise is the solution to both problems, not

to mention allowing students to gain employability skills, show

their creativity, and have a fun place to buy snacks and custom

spirit items. Come hear from three teachers who have been

running two successful school-based enterprises and learn

how they have been solution oriented for challenges like start-

up costs, federal guidelines, and time management. You will

leave with vendor information, best practices, and LOTS of

great ideas!

Ballroom E

Raymond Schenk Introduction to Programming in

C

This introductory session will cover language basics and the

compile-link-run cycle. We will use the EdX CS50AP Portal as

our IDE.

Ballroom F

Getting MOS & MTA Certification

Results with Learn. Practice.

Certify.

Ann Schreck Ballroom D

Betia Bentley Camp Code A mini boot camp of "what, when, and how" for the new GA

Middle School Computers Science Standards. This session

will provide attendees with: pacing guide suggestions,

resources, ideas, hope, and . . .reassurance. Camp Code will

empower you to teach Computer Science with confidence as

you equip the next generation for global success. [Middle

School]

Verelst

Rebekah Huggens Intermediate Google Classroom This class is perfect for teachers who have some experience

with Google Classroom but are not familiar with all of the

features that Classroom has to offer. Participants will join a

demo classroom to interact with the features presented in the

session and have time to utilize those features in their own

Classroom. The session will focus on Classroom's recent

format changes, advanced assignment features, using

assignments to differentiate work, and using Google Forms in

Classroom.

Percival Vernon

Monday 10:00 - 10:50 am Exhibits Open from 9am - 3pmHillary Fleenor, Dr. Rania

Hodhod, Dr. Alfredo Perez,

and Dr. Wayne Summers

Prepared to teach computer

science?

Columbus State University offers computer science

endorsement (in-service) and certification (pre-service)

programs to prepare teachers to meet the emerging demand

for trained computer professionals in the 21st century. Join us

to learn about these programs and ask questions about

bringing computer science to your students.

Ballroom AB

Ann Schreck Microsoft Technology Associate

Certifications

Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Certification Exams

give your students the powerful proof they need to qualify for

high-demand, high-paying IT jobs right out of high school. Help

them refine their areas of expertise with Developer, Database,

or IT Professional Certifications. Learn about new coding

exams for Java, Python, HTML and CSS, JavaScript, Block-

based languages and more!

Ballroom D

Carla Esguerra Job Shadowing for Middle

Schoolers

Middle school students are still so unsure of their career paths

and this project gives them real-life experience and allows for

an authentic look into the world of work. You will gain access

to all of the forms and presentations needed and will receive

pointers that I have gained through years of assigning this

project to my students. [Middle School]

Ballroom E

Michael Kuenlen 21st Century Career Resources

from Georgia Public

Broadcasting and Discovery

Education

Participants will learn to utilize free digital resources from

Georgia Public Broadcasting and Discovery Education. GPB's

STEM career series Fast Forward, Discovery's STEM Career

Challenges, and Virtual Field Trips allow students practical

views of scenario-based learning experiences about STEM

career pathways in Georgia and around the nation. DE's

Discover Data and Ignite My Future programs introduce

students to relatable, real-world applications of data science

and computational thinking to decipher problems and form

innovative solutions

Ballroom F

Jill Olsen INCubatoredu - Innovate Your

Entrepreneurship Pathway

Learn how the INCubatoredu Program deeply engages

students in a yearlong project-based authentic

entrepreneurship experience using scientific discovery. This

unique curriculum enables you to support your students while

they demonstrate their learning through explanation, interpret

data and research, and apply their findings to a real business

idea. Principles and process from the LEAN movement help

students test their thinking. From concept to Minimum Viable

Product to Pitch, students are hypothesizing, testing, adapting

and learning. Importantly, they work and learn in teams and

partner with local business mentors.

Verelst

Rebekah Huggens Advanced Google Classroom This class is perfect for teachers who have plenty of

experience using Google Classroom and are ready to take

their Classroom use to the next level! Participants will join a

demo classroom to interact with the extensions and sites

presented and have time to utilize those materials in their own

Classroom. The session will focus on web extensions and

sites that integrate with Google Classroom, plus some bonus

extensions just for fun.

Percival Vernon

Monday 11:00 - 11:50 am Exhibits Open from 9am - 3pmJennifer Metcalfe Microsoft Imagine Academy:

Ask the Expert!

Are you new to the Imagine Academy or need a review of the

resources available? Do you need one-on-one assistance to

kickstart the program in your classroom? Join a MSIA veteran

teacher for this open forum to get your questions answered.

Participants are welcome to stop in or stay for the entire

session.

Ballroom AB

Andy Baggs Certiport’s Adobe and Autodesk

Certification Portfolio

Did you know that Certiport is the Sole Source provider of

Industry Certifications for Adobe, Autodesk, and ESB

(Entrepreneurship and Small Business)? Join us to find out

how to equip your students with Curriculum, Practice Tests,

and any additional help they need to pass their Certification

Exams, and go out into the market with Credentialed Proof of

Proficiency. Have them ready for High Demand - High Paying

employment. This session will have additional emphasis on

Adobe and Autodesk.

Ballroom D

Melissa Anderson It's Not About The Food, It's

About The People

How would you like to get a grade for eating? That's exactly

what my students have been doing for the past 3 years. Learn

how to integrate important career skills into a a semester-

long project that ends with a fancy dinner. Ideal for teachers

teaching Career Management and/or Intro to Business &

Technology. Leave with everything you need to start this

project today.

Ballroom E

Leilani Plendl Teaching Workplace Skills Learn interactive tasks to do with your students so they may

acquire workplace skills. Topics include body language, self

branding, teaming, dealing with change, professional etiquette,

respect, time management, conflict management and

communication. You will have a chance to share your ideas

and learn from your peers.

Ballroom F

Pam Whitlock Introduction to Programming in

Java

Interested in learning to code in Java? Teaching APCSA and

need a refresher on the fundamentals? This one hour session

is the first step! We will try out the basics of the Java

language...statements, conditionals, loops and arrays. I'll also

share some free resources for you to continue learning and

practicing your new coding skills. Please bring your laptop and

have a Java IDE installed (Dr. Java, Eclipse, etc.)

Verelst

Rebekah Huggens Google Classroom: The Basics This class is perfect for teachers who have never used Google

Classroom! Participants will join a classroom to see the

application from the students' perspective and then have time

to create their own classes and practice from the teacher point

of view. The session will focus on creating and setting up

classes in Google Classroom as well as posting

announcements, assignments, and questions.

Percival Vernon

Monday 2:00 - 2:50 pm Exhibits Open from 9am - 3pmAndy Baggs Learning and Practice Products

for Industry Certifications

Come learn (or refresh your knowledge) about Certiport’s vast

portfolio of curriculum and learning resources and practice

products for industry certification bound students. You’ll get to

review supplemental learning tools to add to your Microsoft

Imagine Academy (those with MOS and MTA programs) and

industry validated learning products for all Certiport

certification portfolio products. Participate in this overview of

available programs, how to deploy it in your school and

classroom, and hear about special offerings just for Georgia

schools. You may be new to an industry certification pathway

so join in this presentation and walk away with all you need to

get started.

Ballroom D

Diana Johnson Tips and Tricks for a Smooth

FBLA Year

Looking for something to help make your FBLA year go

smoother? This session shares some little things that can help

make your FBLA year a little easier. Includes creation of

spreadsheets to help organize your information and up front

activities that make the rest of the year a little easier.

Ballroom E

Shannon Anderson-Rush Let's Have Fun with Computer

Science

Add some engaging "fun" activities to your computer science

class while getting your students up and out of their seats.

Ballroom F

12:00 - 1:30 pm, Lunch & Learn Business Meeting & Lunch in Harborside

Jenna Nations, Sonia Coile,

Christy Drew

T-Shirt, Slushies, and Sales! As teachers and FBLA advisers we are constantly looking for

ways to do two things...engage our students and raise money!

A school-based enterprise is the solution to both problems, not

to mention allowing students to gain employability skills, show

their creativity, and have a fun place to buy snacks and custom

spirit items. Come hear from three teachers who have been

running two successful school-based enterprises and learn

how they have been solution oriented for challenges like start-

up costs, federal guidelines, and time management. You will

leave with vendor information, best practices, and LOTS of

great ideas!

Verelst

Rebekah Huggens Google Classroom: The Basics This class is perfect for teachers who have never used Google

Classroom! Participants will join a classroom to see the

application from the students' perspective and then have time

to create their own classes and practice from the teacher point

of view. The session will focus on creating and setting up

classes in Google Classroom as well as posting

announcements, assignments, and questions.

Percival Vernon

Monday 3:00 - 3:50 pmJennifer Metcalfe Technopreneurship: From Pitch

to Prototype

Real world = Real Skills! The Microsoft Imagine Academy

Technopreneurship course is designed to encourage a more

diverse set of students to learn tech skills. This course allows

students the opportunity to turn ideas into real products using

design, coding and business skills. Throughout the course

students will work in teams while experiencing different

industry roles, from project manager to developer. The course

culminates in a final working technical prototype that teams will

present to an audience of "investors". In this session,

educators will have the opportunity to explore the curriculum

as well as dive into the units to better understand how to use

this real-world course in their classroom.

Ballroom AB

Ann Schreck GMetrix for MOS & MTA GMetrix Practice Test software is a great preparatory option for

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) industry certifications offered

in Georgia high schools. Learn about what GMetrix is, and how

it helps students prepare for industry certifications exams and

succeed. Learn how to create Access Codes for student use

and run reports.

Ballroom D

Stacey Tanner Level Up with Google Hacks Google Apps, Extensions, Tools and Tricks to support the

incorporation of the 4Cs in your teaching & learning

environment.

Ballroom E

Monty Rhodes New FBLA Advisor Training Are you new to FBLA? Come to this session to find out what

you need to be doing.

Ballroom F

Betia Bentley Camp Code A mini boot camp of "what, when, and how" for the new GA

Middle School Computers Science Standards. This session

will provide attendees with: pacing guide suggestions,

resources, ideas, hope, and . . .reassurance. Camp Code will

empower you to teach Computer Science with confidence as

you equip the next generation for global success. [Middle

School]

Verelst

Rebekah Huggens Intermediate Google Classroom This class is perfect for teachers who have some experience

with Google Classroom but are not familiar with all of the

features that Classroom has to offer. Participants will join a

demo classroom to interact with the features presented in the

session and have time to utilize those features in their own

Classroom. The session will focus on Classroom's recent

format changes, advanced assignment features, using

assignments to differentiate work, and using Google Forms in

Classroom.

Percival Vernon

Monday 4:00 - 4:50 pmTonya Skinner Be a Coach! Promoting

Leadership in the Business

Classroom

So often, we get in the groove of delivering information and

assessing students that we put leadership skills on the back

burner. Learn some tips and activities for getting students

engaged, taking more responsibility for their own learning and

developing their team and leadership skills. Learn how to

make the teacher the coach in the classroom and students

active participants.

Ballroom AB

Ann Schreck GMetrix Advanced Features and

Benefits

GMetrix Practice Test software helps you assess your

students’ skill mastery as they learn from MSIA. Learn to

create customized practice tests, assessments, and projects.

Understand how to use customized tests, and access codes

for students needing more help, and students who are learning

faster than the rest of the class and are ready for a challenge.

GMetrix Practice Test software is a great preparatory option for

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Microsoft Technology

Associate (MTA) industry certifications offered in Georgia high

schools.

Ballroom D

Whitney Poucher New Middle School Computer

Science Courses

Focus: Cybersecurity, Networking, Information Services &

Support. This session will feature NEW middle school

Computer Science curriculum. We will introduce one new

course that has rolled out. It will include a nine weeks worth of

materials, standards, and supplemental resources. The new

course will cover topics like computer maintenance,

networking, information technology, and cybersecurity. [Middle

School]

Ballroom E

Michael Kuenlen 21st Century Career Resources

from Georgia Public

Broadcasting and Discovery

Education

Participants will learn to utilize free digital resources from

Georgia Public Broadcasting and Discovery Education. GPB's

STEM career series Fast Forward, Discovery's STEM Career

Challenges, and Virtual Field Trips allow students practical

views of scenario-based learning experiences about STEM

career pathways in Georgia and around the nation. DE's

Discover Data and Ignite My Future programs introduce

students to relatable, real-world applications of data science

and computational thinking to decipher problems and form

innovative solutions

Ballroom F

Raymond Schenk Introduction to Programming in

C

Using project-based learning in computer science to

accelerate standards mastery

Verelst

Rebekah Huggens Advanced Google Classroom This class is perfect for teachers who have plenty of

experience using Google Classroom and are ready to take

their Classroom use to the next level! Participants will join a

demo classroom to interact with the extensions and sites

presented and have time to utilize those materials in their own

Classroom. The session will focus on web extensions and

sites that integrate with Google Classroom, plus some bonus

extensions just for fun.

Percival Vernon

Tuesday 8:00 - 8:50 am Exhibits Open from 9am - 3pmJennifer Metcalfe Microsoft Imagine Academy:

Intro to Python

Further your students’ interest in coding by allowing them to

learn the dynamic and popular Python programming language!

The Microsoft Imagine Academy Introduction to Python is a

beginning course (not intended for experienced programmers)

in which students can learn and practice coding in an online

environment that requires only a modern web browser and

Internet connection. No special software is required to

complete this course. In this session, educators will explore the

Introduction to Python curriculum and Jupyter notebooks while

experiencing how these tools can bring students into the world

of coding!

Ballroom AB

Ann Schreck Gmetrix and MOS & MTA GMetrix Practice Test software is a great preparatory option for

Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) industry certifications

offered in Georgia high schools. Learn about what GMetrix is,

and how it helps students prepare for industry certifications

exams and succeed. Learn how to create Access Codes for

student use and run reports.

Ballroom D

Diana Johnson Tips and Tricks for a Smooth

FBLA Year

Looking for something to help make your FBLA year go

smoother? This session shares some little things that can help

make your FBLA year a little easier. Includes creation of

spreadsheets to help organize your information and up front

activities that make the rest of the year a little easier.

Ballroom E

Hillary Fleenor, Dr. Rania

Hodhod, Dr. Alfredo Perez,

and Dr. Wayne Summers

Prepared to teach computer

science?

Columbus State University offers computer science

endorsement (in-service) and certification (pre-service)

programs to prepare teachers to meet the emerging demand

for trained computer professionals in the 21st century. Join us

to learn about these programs and ask questions about

bringing computer science to your students.

Ballroom F

Tanya Morgan Integrating FBLA into Your Middle

School Curriculum

In this workshop, I will share fun FBLA activities, games, and

projects that match middle school GPS standards making your

classroom co-curricular. [Middle School]

Verelst

Tara Whitteker Google Apps-Classroom and

Forms

Using Google Apps is a great way to increase efficiency,

collaboration and engagement within the classroom.

Percival Vernon

Tuesday 9:00 - 9:50 am Exhibits Open from 9am - 3pmTonya Skinner Terrific Tools for Teaching Web

Design

Whether you teach web design using strictly code or an editor

like Dreamweaver, you’ll want to learn about lots of free and

mostly browser-based tools and Chrome extensions that will

amp up your web authoring game!

Ballroom AB

Ann Schreck GMetrix Advanced Features and

Benefits

GMetrix Practice Test software helps you assess your

students’ skill mastery as they learn from MSIA. Learn to

create customized practice tests, assessments, and projects.

Understand how to use customized tests, and access codes

for students needing more help, and students who are learning

faster than the rest of the class and are ready for a challenge.

GMetrix Practice Test software is a great preparatory option for

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Microsoft Technology

Associate (MTA) industry certifications offered in Georgia high

schools.

Ballroom D

Amanda Wilson Create Professional Proofs for

your Store

Are you struggling to attract interest to your website, social

media or order forms because your customer can't picture the

finished design? MockUpEverything.com is a free/premium

web tool that is so easy to use, even the freshmen can do it! I'll

walk you through the options and we can Q/A about suppliers

and strategies for your School-Based Enterprise!

Ballroom E

Ebone Cutts NEW Middle School Computer

Science Course! (Intro.

Information Systems)

Cybersecurity, Networking, & Information Services & Support.

This session will feature NEW middle school Computer

Science curriculum! I will introduce one new course that will

be rolling out (Intro. Information Systems). It will include a 9

week course of materials, standards, and supplemental

resources. The new course will cover topics like computer

maintenance, networking and information technology, and

cyber-security. Bring your devices! [Middle School]

Ballroom F

Victoria Williams-Bryant FBLA Chapter Success Tips Are you new to FBLA or need some tips on how to increase

your membership? Maybe you want to get more students

involved in competition or community service projects? This

workshop will teach you some success tips to help all FBLA

Advisors with their chapter management. It will highlight some

creative ways to increase membership and student

involvement. Overall, this workshop is intended for all FBLA

Advisors.

Verelst

Information Technology A

Network & Share

Computer Science, Programming, Game Design Percival Vernon

Tuesday 10:00 - 10:50 am Exhibits Open from 9am - 3pmEngagement, Cooperative

Learning and Success in the

Business Lab

It's easy to allow students to sit back and work on their own in

a computer lab or many traditional businesses courses when

technology is so readily available. Learn some strategies to get

students to work together and to stay more engaged with your

content both with and without technology.

Ballroom AB

Are you new to the MOS and MTA Certification programs? Are

you looking for ways to bring more students to your program,

or help those students within your program achieve more? Are

you in need of a refresher on how to get the best results? Join

this session to learn how to increase scores, prepare students

for competitions, help them reach for Expert, and Master

certifications, and earn multiple program certifications.

-Overview, value, and purpose of Microsoft Office Specialist

(MOS) and Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)

certifications.

-Overview, value, and purpose of Microsoft Imagine Academy

membership.

Jennifer Metcalfe What's NEW in the Microsoft

Imagine Academy?

Join this session to learn about the NEW and Exciting

Microsoft Imagine Academy updates for the 2018-2019 school

year. Topics will include NEW Online Learning and MOAC

OneNote curriculum resources, NEW Computer Science

courses, and NEW certification exams! Be the first to see and

hear how these valuable resources can be used in your

classroom!

Ballroom E

Ballroom D

Laura Edwards & Shayna Moses

Tonya Skinner

Getting MOS & MTA Certification

Results with Learn. Practice.

Certify.

Ann Schreck

Sharon Komanecky Hour of Code Do you have students that are interested in coding, but you

don't offer the computer science pathway? Learn how you can

integrate an hour of code event at your school in a non-

computer science pathway. This session is designed for

teachers that do not teach coding and may not know anything

about coding, but want to expose students to the basics of

computer science skills. We'll do a quick walk through of an

hour of code lesson plan with resources included. You'll see

how (even if coding isn't your specialty) you can make an

awesome hour of code event for your students!

Ballroom F

David Mowery Easy Google Strategies to keep

your classroom running

It is 2018 - we are all familiar with Google products. It is now

time to get strategic with how we use them. We will show you

a few tips and tricks to keep your classroom running smooth

and also invite you to bring your favorites to share.

Verelst

Information Technology B

Network & Share

Internet of Things, Cybersecruity, Networking Percival Vernon

Tuesday 11:00 - 11:50 am Exhibits Open from 9am - 3pmSusan Little Accounting Network & Share Do you teach a pathway in the Finance Cluster? If so, come to

this networking and sharing session so you can share your

innovative lessons and projects as well as pick up a few new

projects and lessons to take back to your classroom.

Ballroom AB

Whitney Poucher New Middle School Computer

Science Courses

Focus: Cybersecurity, Networking, Information Services &

Support. This session will feature NEW middle school

Computer Science curriculum. We will introduce one new

course that has rolled out. It will include a nine weeks worth of

materials, standards, and supplemental resources. The new

course will cover topics like computer maintenance,

networking, information technology, and cybersecurity. [Middle

School]

Ballroom D

Jennifer Metcalfe Microsoft Imagine Academy:

Ask the Expert!

Are you new to the Imagine Academy or need a review of the

resources available? Do you need one-on-one assistance to

kickstart the program in your classroom? Join a MSIA veteran

teacher for this open forum to get your questions answered.

Participants are welcome to stop in or stay for the entire

session.

Ballroom E

Sharon Komanecky Google Classroom & Microsoft

OneNote

Join us to learn how the learning managment systems by

Google and Microsoft can transform your classroom. We'll

feature the top ten reason why you should utilize these

resources - and how easy it is to get started! You'll have a

paperless classroom in no time! Bring your laptop and make

this session a hands-on learning experience.

Ballroom F

Alex Collins Using REPL.it Using REPL.it in your classroom as your instructional IDE. Verelst

Sonia Coile Information Technology C

Network & Share

Web Design, Web Development Percival Vernon

Tuesday 2:15 - 3:05 pm Exhibits Open from 9am - 3pmSharon Komanecky School Based Enterprise

Curriculum Integration

Do you want to start a school based enterprise? Or are you

curious of how to integrate aspects of running a store with your

classroom curriculum? Join us to see how students engage

with the store each day both in and outside the classroom.

Also - learn how a school based enterprise got started with just

$500 start up money and ended the year with over $18,000 in

revenue. We'll discuss administrative support, student

engagement, and tons of resources that will help you get your

SBE up and running in no time! Those that have experience

with an SBE are welcome to join us - come share your tips for

success!

Ballroom AB

Amanda Wilson Financial Literacy FOR FREE! Whether you need to update your FinLit curriculum, want to

offer it for the first time, or you want to find a way to offer the

course to more students without needing more teachers, Learn

how to Partner with Dave Ramsey's World-Class team to

receive a complete package of curricula and a community

partner to pay for it all!

Ballroom D

Demetria Dixon Hyper Docs in the Middle School

Business & Computer Science

This workshop will examine the role that HyperDocs can play

in engaging students with business and computer science

concepts. Resources used with my students will be provided

to attendees, and examples of student products will be

shown. Tips for assessing student HyperDocs will also be

shared, and an opportunity to start creating HyperDocs will be

provided. [Middle School]

Ballroom E

12:00 - 2:00 pm, Lunch & Learn with Tonya Skinner in Harborside

Antoinette Cummings Employability Skills for Teenagers The Employment Journey... Where should a teenager begin?

As a dual enrollment component, students can now learn the

5 Phases of a Career Search. Phase 1 Prepare for the Journey,

Phase 2 Create Your Resume, Phase 3, Apply for Jobs, Phase 4

Shine at Interviews, Phase 5 Connect, Accept, and Succeed.

Ballroom F

Victoria Williams-Bryant FBLA Chapter Success Tips Are you new to FBLA or need some tips on how to increase

your membership? Maybe you want to get more students

involved in competition or community service projects? This

workshop will teach you some success tips to help all FBLA

Advisors with their chapter management. It will highlight some

creative ways to increase membership and student

involvement. Overall, this workshop is intended for all FBLA

Advisors.

Verelst

Business, Management &

Administration Network & Share

Percival Vernon

Tuesday 3:15 -4:05 pmDavid Mowery Easy Google Strategies to keep

your classroom running

It is 2018 - we are all familiar with Google products. It is now

time to get strategic with how we use them. We will show you

a few tips and tricks to keep your classroom running smooth

and also invite you to bring your favorites to share.

Ballroom AB

Ebone Cutts NEW Middle School Computer

Science Course! (Intro.

Information Systems)

Cybersecurity, Networking, & Information Services & Support.

This session will feature NEW middle school Computer

Science curriculum! I will introduce one new course that will

be rolling out (Intro. Information Systems). It will include a 9

week course of materials, standards, and supplemental

resources. The new course will cover topics like computer

maintenance, networking and information technology, and

cyber-security. Bring your devices! [Middle School]

Ballroom D

Middle School Business

Courses Network & ShareBallroom E

Melissa Busbin Sub-folders and other new

teacher tips

Learn how to create a substitute notebook for your classroom,

emergency lesson plans, and incorporating FBLA in your

lessons as a project.

Ballroom F

Shayna Moses Activate Student Learning Do you get tired of trying to figure out a daily activator? This is

the session for you. Attendees will receive digital resources

that will help build a library of daily activators.

Verelst

Susan Little Accounting Network & Share Do you teach a pathway in the Finance Cluster? If so, come to

this networking and sharing session so you can share your

innovative lessons and projects as well as pick up a few new

projects and lessons to take back to your classroom.

Percival Vernon

Tuesday 4:15 -5:05 pmBryan Cox Computer Science Certification

Q&A

Computer Science is a growing field, the pathway numbers are

increasing, and certification requirements have been updated.

In addition, the certification exam has changed. This will be a

Q & A session to try to help answer your questions that are

coming with all these changes.

Ballroom AB

Tanya Morgan Integrating FBLA into Your Middle

School Curriculum

In this workshop, I will share fun FBLA activities, games, and

projects that match middle school GPS standards making your

classroom co-curricular. [Middle School]

Ballroom D

Middle School Computer

Science Coruses Network &

Share

Ballroom E

Jill Olsen INCubatoredu - Innovate Your

Entrepreneurship Pathway

Learn how the INCubatoredu Program deeply engages

students in a yearlong project-based authentic

entrepreneurship experience using scientific discovery. This

unique curriculum enables you to support your students while

they demonstrate their learning through explanation, interpret

data and research, and apply their findings to a real business

idea. Principles and process from the LEAN movement help

students test their thinking. From concept to Minimum Viable

Product to Pitch, students are hypothesizing, testing, adapting

and learning. Importantly, they work and learn in teams and

partner with local business mentors.

Ballroom F

Pam Whitlock Tips for Helping your Students

Ace the APCSP Performance

Tasks

The AP Computer Science Principles performance tasks count

for 40% of your students' AP scores. What a wonderful

opportunity! This means the students have complete control

over this 40%. Get practical advice, tips and insights from an

APCSP reader for both the Create and the Explore tasks to

help your students ace this portion of the course.

Verelst

Business & Technology

Network & Share

Percival Vernon

Wednesday, 9:00 - 3:00 pm, FALCON with Monty Rhodes in Harborside